Title (en)

Image forming apparatus

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images

Publication

EP 2333612 A1 20110615 (EN)

Application

EP 10194934 A 20101214

Priority

JP 2009282866 A 20091214

Abstract (en)

An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member(6); a conveying member(24); a transfer means(9); an attraction means(28a), which is disposed upstream of the transfer means(9) in a conveying direction of the transfer material, for attracting the transfer material onto the conveying member(24); and a winding means(26), which is disposed downstream of the transfer means(9) in the conveying direction of the transfer material, for winding the conveying member(24), wherein a contact amount between the conveying member(24) and the winding means(26) corresponding to a first region where a width of the attraction means(28a) pressing the conveying member(24) in the conveying direction is a first width is smaller than the contact amount between the conveying member(24) and the winding means(26) corresponding to a second region in which a width of the attraction means(28a) which presses the conveying member(24) in the conveying direction is a second width that is smaller than the first width.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/1695 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/657 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00649 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00654 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

• US 7440720 B2 20081021 - TAKEHARA ATSUSHI [JP]
• JP 2001356564 A 20011226 - KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND

Citation (search report)

• [XAY] US 5923938 A 19990713 - ENOMOTO YOSHIHIRO [JP], et al
• [XY] JP 2003241482 A 20030827 - CANON KK
• [Y] JP 2001356564 A 20011226 - KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND
• [Y] JP 2004144784 A 20040520 - CANON KK
• [A] JP H0990770 A 19970404 - RICOH KK

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2333612 A1 20110615; CN 102103347 A 20110622; CN 102103347 B 20150121; JP 2011123417 A 20110623; JP 5067898 B2 20121107; KR 101359095 B1 20140205; KR 20110068887 A 20110622; US 2011142502 A1 20110616; US 8577268 B2 20131105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10194934 A 20101214; CN 201010594542 A 20101214; JP 2009282866 A 20091214; KR 20100127177 A 20101213; US 96276810 A 20101208